Background
Piskor grew up in North Tonawanda, New York and attended Niagara University, where he was a star lineman.
Piskor grew up in North Tonawanda, New York and attended Niagara University, where he was a star lineman.
Piskor attended North Tonawanda High School in North Tonawanda, New New York
Piskor played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Browns and the Chicago Rockets. After several years in the Army Air Force during World World War II, he was signed by the Yankees in 1946. He spent a final season with the Rockets in 1948.
He enrolled at Niagara University in 1938 and was a star lineman on the school"s football team
Piskor joined the Army Air Force in July 1942 during World World War II and did his basic training in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He later transferred to a base in Greensboro, North Carolina and played for its Technical Hawks football team
He went to fight overseas in 1944 with the Third Air Force. After his discharge from the Air Force, Piskor joined the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946.
The Yankees lost the game 14–9.
Piskor, who worked for the Yankees as an accountant in the offseason, was sent to the Buffalo Bills in 1947 and then traded to the Browns for John Duda and Jack Carpenter. Piskor was sent to the Chicago Rockets in 1948 as part of a league-led effort to balance out talent among the AAFC"s teams. He spent one season with the Rockets before retiring from professional football.
Piskor was a member of an Eastern All-Army team coached by Robert Neyland in 1942.